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Colloquium 2016 Details

Colloquium Highlights

  • Extensive training in Gregorian chant under a world-class faculty, with choices of a chant class for beginners, a course on chant improvisation, refresher courses for men or women, and schola chant courses for advanced men or women.
  • Breakout sessions during the week on a variety of topics, from directing, organist master classes, chironomy, semiology, children’s programs, among others.
  • Plenary lectures on topics of interest to all who love sacred music.
  • Optional choral experience with one of four choirs singing sacred music of the masters such as Tallis, Palestrina, Byrd, Purcell, Bruckner, Lotti, Mozart, Sweelinck, Stanford, Morales, Ingenieri and La Rocca. You’ll learn with our gifted faculty, with choices of a beginning polyphony choir for those new to polyphony, or three choirs for more experienced singers.
  • Daily liturgies with careful attention to musical settings in English and Latin.
  • A gala welcome reception and dinner at the conference hotel.
  • Individual training in vocal production and technique.
  • Training for priests, deacons, and seminarians in the sung Mass (not restricted to clergy and seminarians).
  • All music, including prepared books of chant and polyphony, as part of registration.
  • Your own copy of The Parish Book of Chant, 2nd edition.
  • Book sales from the CMAA warehouse. We offer discounts on our books to all attendees and an extra 10% discount to CMAA members.

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Three Venues

The Tuesday Colloquium Mass will be held at the Pro-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and Apostle; Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday Masses and Thursday Vespers will be held at the Shrine of St. Joseph in downtown St. Louis. On Friday, June 24th, Mass will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, followed by an organ recital. 1.1253975151.st-louis-cathedral-basilicaStJohn1St-Joseph1

St. Louis is known as the “Rome of the West”. Experience the beauty of the liturgy in three of St. Louis’ most lovely Catholic Churches. From the spectacular mosaics of the Cathedral Basilica to the lovely and intimate Pro-cathedral to the lovingly restored Shrine, participants can enjoy the contrasts of these lovely churches while singing the Sacred Music of the Church.

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Plenary Speakers

Dr. William Mahrt, CMAA President, Plenary talk: “The Music of the Psalms.”
Most Rev. James D. Conley, D.D., S.T.L., Bishop of Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska,  Plenary talk: “Foretaste of Heavenly Liturgy.”
Rev. Jason J. Schumer, Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, Plenary talk: “How the Liturgy Grows: Is ‘Organic Development’ Fantasy or Reality?”

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Faculty

Bro. Mark Bachmann, Choirmaster, Clear Creek Abbey
Dr. Mary Jane Ballou, CMAA Secretary, St. Augustine, FL
Wilko Brouwers, Monteverdi Choir, The Netherlands
Dr. Horst Buchholz, CMAA Vice President, St. Louis Cathedral
Mary Ann Carr-Wilson, St. Anne Catholic Church, San Diego, California
Charles Cole, Westminster Cathedral; Brompton Oratory, United Kingdom
Colleen Crafton, Ward Centre, Richmond, VA
David Hughes, St. Mary, Norwalk, CT
Dr. Ann Labounsky, Duquesne University
Dr. William Mahrt, CMAA President, Stanford University
Matthew Meloche, SS Simon and Jude Cathedral, Phoenix, AZ
Jeffrey Morse, Sacramento, CA
Dr. MeeAe Cecilia Nam, Eastern Michigan University
Rev. Robert Pasley, Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Church, Berlin, NJ
Jonathan Ryan, Concert Organist
Dr. Edward Schaefer, University of Florida
Dr. Scott Turkington, Holy Family Church and Holy Family Academy, Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Paul Weber, St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Louisville, KY

Biographical information about the Colloquium Faculty

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Organ Recital and Early Music Concert

the-baldacchino-10We are fortunate indeed to be able to enjoy an organ recital at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis on Friday, June 24th at 8:30 pm. Professor Dr. Jörg Abbing, of Saarbruecken, Germany will present a recital.
Recital Repertory:

Joh. Seb Bach/A. Vivaldi – Concerto in A minor
Cesar Franck – Fantasie in A major
Max Reger – Toccata and Fuge D minor/D major op.59
Maurice Duruflé – Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’ALAIN
Abbing – Improvisation on a submitted theme

This recital will be open to the public. For more information about Prof. Dr. Abbing, please visit our Faculty page.

As a special treat, we will enjoy the lovely Early Music sung by Pro-Arte Saint Louis, a professional ensemble directed by Dr. Horst Buchholz. Pro-Arte Saint Louis is an early music vocal ensemble that performs works predominantly drawn from the Medieval and Renaissance eras, including Chant, Organum, and Polyphony, the underpinnings of all later music, performed in an historically and stylistically informed manner. Pro-arteTheir repertoire is comprised of magnificent, but not often heard, compositions as well as recognizable masterworks. This concert will be on Monday, June 20th, following the welcome banquet at 7:30 pm.

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Liturgies

Tuesday, June 21st Mass, Pro-Cathedral of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Ordinary Form (OF), English
Wednesday, June 22nd Mass, Shrine of St. Joseph Ss John Fisher and Thomas More, (OF), Latin and English
Thursday, June 23rd Mass, Shrine of St. Joseph Requiem, Chanted, (EF) Latin
Thursday, June 23rd Vespers & Compline, Shrine of St. Joseph Vigil of St. John the Baptist, (EF), Latin
Friday, June 24th Mass, Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis Birth of St. John the Baptist, (OF) Latin
Saturday, June 25th Mass, Shrine of St. Joseph St. William Abbott, (EF), Latin

Instructions for Clergy and Seminarians

Please download this instruction page for Clergy and Seminarians regarding participation in the liturgies of the Colloquium. Information regarding the vestment colors, as well as letters of good standing are detailed in the Instruction sheet. If you have questions, please contact us at programs@musicasacra.com.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLERGY AND SEMINARIANS

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Breakout Sessions

Breakout sessions will be offered Tuesday – Friday on a range of various topics including:

Children’s Programs
Organ Classes (including two Master Class sessions)
Conducting Series
Miscellaneous Topics
Clergy Training
New Music Series
Semiology Series
Parish Music Programs
Gregorian Chant Modes

NEW! Complete listing of Breakout Sessions, including descriptions 

Organ Master Class sessions

Once again, we are fortunate to have Dr. Paul Weber and Jonathan Ryan offering organ masterclasses this year.

Up to three organists may sign up for each session to perform a piece of their choosing and receive instruction from either Dr. Paul Weber or Jonathan Ryan, which, in masterclass format, will be designed to apply generally to all those attending. Participants may pre-register for one of these sessions by contacting us at programs@musicasacra.com. Moderate to difficult repertoire is encouraged.

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Chant Course Descriptions

Fundamentals for Men and Women (Director, Jonathan Ryan): This course in Gregorian chant is intended for real chant beginners: both those who can read modern notation and those with no musical training. Participants will learn how to read the four line staff, the names of the neumes, and how to navigate the intervals with solfege. Rhythm will be introduced. Course material will include the Ordinaries of the Mass and two Propers.

Refresher (two sections: Jeffrey Morse, Men; Mary Ann Carr Wilson, Women): This course offers continued study in Gregorian chant and is intended for those who have had some background in chant but do not sing chant on a regular basis. This is a beginning to intermediate course whose primary aim, like the foundations course, will not be performance in liturgy. Participants will be responsible for singing the Ordinaries of the Mass and will be prepared to sing three or four chant Propers during the week.

Schola (two sections: Charles Cole, Women; Wilko Brouwers, Men): This course is intended for advanced singers who sing chant regularly. The two scholas (men, women) will be responsible for the bulk of the more difficult Mass Propers sung during the week.

Advanced Seminar on Vocal/Polyphonic Improvisation on Chant (Director, William Mahrt): This course is intended for advanced singers (both men and women) who wish to continue their studies of Gregorian chant. This class will focus on study rather than performance, including various types of improvisation on chant including organum, diaphonum, descant and Fauxbourdon, with the seminar preparing two Mass Propers.

Office Choir for Men and Women: (Scott Turkington) This course is intended for intermediate to advanced singers and will concentrate on the singing of the divine office, particularly Vespers psalmody on Thursday evening. This choir will also take the lead in morning and night prayer during the week.

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Polyphonic Choir Descriptions

David Hughes: Beginning Polyphonic Choir

This choir is designed to introduce and improve on the critical vocal and musical techniques necessary for singing polyphonic music. Singers will learn how to carry a part on their own, independent of other sections, and without accompaniment. Members of this choir will learn rhythm, pitch, and vocal production. The choir is designed for novice singers who would not yet benefit from a more advanced choir, but it might also be useful for directors who wish to see how a master goes about teaching inexperienced singers to make beautiful music. One piece is a part of this choir’s agenda: O Bone Jesu by Ingegnieri. This choir will sing at Mass on Saturday.

Wilko Brouwers: Palestrina Choir

The major piece this choir will sing under Brouwers’ direction is the Missa Papae Marcelli by Palestrina, which will be sung at Mass on Friday, June 24th. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (3 February 1525 or 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representati v e of the Roman School of musical composition. He has had a lasting influence on the development of church music, and his work has often been seen as the culmination of Renaissance polyphony. One of the hallmarks of Palestrina’s music is that dissonances are typically relegated to the “weak” beats in a measure. This produced a smoother and more consonant type of polyphony which is now considered to be definitive of late Renaissance music, given Palestrina’s position as Europe’s leading composer (along with Lassus) in the wake of Josquin (d. 1521). The “Palestrina style” now serves as a basis for college Renaissance counterpoint classes, thanks in large part to the efforts of the 18th-century composer and theorist Johann Joseph Fux, who, in a book called Gradus ad Parnassum (Steps to Parnassus, 1725), set about codifying Palestrina’s techniques as a pedagogical tool for students of composition. This choir will also sing motets by Sweelinck and Purcell.

Horst Buchholz: Mozart Choir

The Mozart Mass in C Major K. 220 Sparrow Mass is the major work to be sung by this choir under Buchholz’ direction. This orchestral Mass was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1775 or 1776 in Salzburg. The Mass is sometimes termed a Missa brevis et solemnis, because it is short in a simple structure as a Missa brevis, but festively scored like a Missa solemnis with brass and timpani in addition to four soloists, strings and organ. It was possibly first performed on 7 April 1776 in a Mass for Easter at the Salzburg Cathedral. The nickname is derived from violin figures in the Hosanna which resemble bird chirping. This orchestral Mass will be sung as the final Mass of the week on Saturday, June 25th at the Shrine of St. Joseph. This choir will also sing motets by Tallis and Lotti during the week.

Charles Cole: Motet Choir

Cole’s choir will sing a variety of motets during the week by various composers incuding: Byrd, Esquivel, Stanford, and LaRocca.

William Byrd (1539/40 – 1623), was an English composer of the Renaissance. He produced sacred music for use in Anglican services, although he himself became a Roman Catholic in later life and wrote Catholic sacred music as well. This choir will sing Byrd’s Ego Sum Panis Vivus, and Sacerdotes Domini.

Juan Esquivel, a Spanish composer, was a pupil of Juan Navarro. Esquivel served as maestro de capilla at Oviedo Cathedral from 1581-1585, after which he was at the Calahorra Cathedral until 1591, moving to Ciudad Rodrigo Cathedral until his death. Esquivel was one of the most prolific, and also one of the finest Spanish composers of his time; his motets stand comparison with those of Victoria on the same texts. Esquivel combines old techniques such as cantus firmus ostinatos and canonic construction with the newer procedures: harmony colored by the use of accidentals, paired imitation in direct or contrary motion, climaxes in a high register for poignant texts, dramatic pauses and contracts of texture. This choir will sing Esquivel’s Ego sum panis vivus.

Tomas Luis de Victoria (sometimes Italianised as da Vittoria; c.1548 – 27 August 1611) was the most famous composer in 16th-century Spain, and was one of the most important composers of the Counter-Reformation, along with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Orlando di Lasso. Victoria was not only a composer, but also an accomplished organist and singer as well as a Catholic priest.  This choir will sing Jesu Dulcis Memoria, which has been attributed to Victoria, although it was probably a later composition.

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)  was an Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor. Born to a well-off and highly musical family in Dublin, Stanford was educated at the University of Cambridge before studying music in Leipzig and Berlin. Stanford composed a substantial number of concert works, including seven symphonies, but his best-remembered pieces are his choral works for church performance, chiefly composed in the Anglican tradition. Stanford’s Justorum Animae will be sung by this choir.

The piece by Frank LaRocca is the composition O Sacrum Convivium, from his most recent album In This Place. Trained as an academic modernist during his degree studies at Yale and University of California, Berkeley, La Rocca came to see this approach as a barrier to authentic musical expression, and spent many years in search of a personal creative language. His catalog includes works in all genres, with an emphasis on a cappella sacred choral works.

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Repertory

View the entire list of musical repertory that will be sung by chant and polyphony choirs for Colloquium XXVI:
Repertory by Choir
Repertory Plan
Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli
Mozart’s Sparrow Mass

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New Music

This year’s breakout schedule includes three days of breakouts with David Hughes, where you’ll be able to collaborate with other composers to fine-tune your compositions. Please bring at least 15 copies of the work you plan to use during the session for participants in the breakout. The best compositions from the New Music Breakout sessions will be used for the New Music Reading session on Thursday afternoon. New Music Participants: Please plan to provide digital pdf files from the compositions to the Colloquium for final printing before the Reading session.

The New Music Reading for this year’s Sacred Music Colloquium is scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 2:45 pm at the conference hotel.
If you have questions, please contact us at programs@musicasacra.com.

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Schedule

To get an idea of the schedule of events, please see our Schedule of Events. This will give detailed information about the events of the week, including time and location.
NEW! For an overview, please see the Schedule at a Glance.

Scholarships

The CMAA is dependent on donations for scholarships. If you are interested in sponsoring a musician, priest or seminarian’s attendance, please write to us at programs@musicasacra.com or make a donation to our Annual Fund. No amount is too small. All scholarship donations are applied directly to scholarships. If making a donation to the Annual Fund, you can also specify that your donation is to be used for scholarships. To make a donation to the Annual Fund, please use this form or make an online donation:




To apply for a CMAA Colloquium scholarship, please fill out the application form and scholarship recommendation form and submit them to us prior to April 7, 2016. All applications and recommendations must be received at our office by April 7, 2016. Send applications to us at: CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202. In order to process your application, we must have both forms received by the deadline. If you have not received confirmation that your application was received in our office by April 6th, please email us at programs@musicasacra.com to assure you don’t miss the deadline. UPDATE: Scholarship deadline has passed.

Application Form
Scholarship Recommendation Form

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Registration

REGISTER ONLINE NOW – LATE REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION FORM

ONLINE LATE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Check or credit card payment must accompany registration. Registration and full payment must be postmarked on or before March 1st (Early Bird) or May 7th May 15th (Regular). Registrations postmarked after May 15th will be charged a $50 late fee. You may register online or by mail. If you wish to make installment payments for your fees, please use the mail-in form. Your registration is not considered complete unless accompanied by the $75 non-refundable deposit. Registrations must be received at the CMAA Office (by mail or online) by the close of business, June 7th. After June 7th, registration is only available by telephone by calling our office at (505) 263-6298 on a space available basis. Full payment must be made by the respective deadlines. UPDATE: We can no longer accept any more registrations.

Cancellation: Requests received in writing at the CMAA Office postmarked on or before June 7th will receive a refund less the non-refundable $75 deposit. After that date, refunds are given only in the form of a credit toward registration for the 2017 Colloquium. Refunds will be processed after the Colloquium. All requests for credit must be received in the CMAA office or by email (programs@musicasacra.com) by June 19th in order to be considered for credit. Late requests may only receive a partial credit, depending on charges to the CMAA for meals.

Member Discounts

With a current CMAA membership, the members’ rate is available to you; it is not transferable to another person. If your parish has a CMAA parish membership, please note the name of your parish on your registration form.

Not yet a member? Join now and receive the benefits of membership for a full year for the same price as a non-member registration. Once your membership payment is received, you’ll receive an email with information about the member discount code. Email us at gm@musicasacra.com for any questions.
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Youth Participants

A parent or chaperone must accompany youth attendees under eighteen. The chaperone must be at least twenty-one years old and registered for the full Colloquium or as a Companion. A parental or guardian permission form and release must be on file with the CMAA before anyone under the age of eighteen may be admitted to the Colloquium, either by sending the completed form or by presenting it at registration. If the youth participant is not accompanied by a parent, a medical treatment authorization form must also be provided to the chaperone or guardian.

Daily Registration

Be sure to indicate the day(s) for which you are registering and note that the fee for full convention registration is usually less than the fee for multiple days. Daily registration is not available online; it must be done on the registration form.

Additional Information

Companion (Adult): Those registering as companions are welcome to accompany a full Colloquium registrant to all activities except breakouts and choir rehearsals. A separate registration form must be filled out for each companion including payment for any additional activities and must include the name of the Full Convention Registrant. Companion registration is not available online; it must be done on the registration form.

Arrangements for guests to attend meals may be made, but require at least 72 hours’ notice. The opening banquet is included for all registrants with full tuition or companion pass.

REGISTER ONLINE NOW – LATE REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION FORM

Scholarship Assistance may be available for partial tuition for persons or parishes of limited means. To apply for a scholarship, please see information about scholarship applications above. Or request a packet from the CMAA office by calling (505) 263-6298. Application deadline is April 7th.

Photographs and Recordings: You are welcome to take photos and videos, but please do not use flash, especially during sacred liturgies.

We welcome private recordings during the Colloquium. In fact, amateur recordings are kept in a collection online by one of our members at this site, and are available for free access. If you do record a session or liturgy, please consider sharing your files with him so that others may hear them.

Contact us at programs@musicasacra.com for more information about sharing your recordings.

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Conference Hotel

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS are available at the St. Louis City Center Hotel, 400 South 14th Street, St. Louis, Missouri, 63103, (314) 231-5007. Rooms are available at the special conference price of $109 per room per night, plus tax, for single or double rooms, up to occupancy of four per room. Make your reservation before May 30, 2016 to get the special group rate.
An early departure fee of $50 will apply. To avoid the early checkout fee, a 48 hours’ notice of change in stay before check-in is required. The hotel is a non-smoking hotel.

Amenities include free internet in all guest rooms and discounted overnight self parking at $12 per day (discounted from $17/day). The property includes a fitness center, swimming pool, full service restaurant and bar.
To register for hotel accommodations at this special rate, access our event reservation page.

MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Are you interested in sharing a room with another attendee? A CMAA member has volunteered to assist with matching up potential roommates. If you would like to share a room, contact Barbara Manson at rooms@musicasacra.com. Please provide her with information including gender and dates of arrival and departure to assist in finding a likely roommate for you. Potential roommates will be put in contact with each other by request. Determining whether or not to share a room and any financial arrangements for payment will be your own responsibility.

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Helpful Links

Curious about the Sacred Music from previous Colloquia? Listen to some of the sound files from previous years at this website: http://music.dierschow.com/Colloquium/

St. Louis Metro: It is amazingly easy to get to the conference for all air travelers. You can catch the train straight from the airport to the city at the low cost of only $4.00 from the airport to the hotel.
Directions:
From Terminal One (All Airlines except Southwest and a few regionals):
From the gate, proceed to the baggage claim area. While in the baggage claim area look for signage directing you to the Metro Link (With your back to the baggage carousels and facing the parking exits, it should direct you to your left).
Following the signs, you will take an escalator to an upper level. There you will be able to buy your metro link pass.
The signs will continue to direct you to the Metro Link platform.
All trains will be eastbound and should be taken to the Civic Center Station, which takes about 1/2 hour. Exit at the Civic Center station; the St. Louis City Center hotel will be across the street.

From Terminal Two (Southwest and a few regionals):
From the gate, proceed to the baggage claim area. While in the baggage claim area look for signage directing you to the Metro Link (It will look like you are heading to the parking garage).
Following the signs, you will cross the pick-up traffic lane at a crosswalk and take an elevator to an upper level. There you will be able to buy your metro link pass and board the train.
Take an eastbound train to the Civic Center Station (takes about 1/2 hour). Exit at the Civic Center station; the St. Louis City Center hotel will be across the street.

Shuttle Service
Do you prefer to take a shuttle? A local shuttle service has offered discounted rates for Colloquium participants — GO BEST Express Door-to- Door Airport Shuttle Service. Click here to reserve your airport shuttle ride to/from Lambert International Airport and your hotel. Our group has a discounted rate of $17 each way per person. Reservations MUST be made online using the link to receive the discounted rate. Standard rates ($22 one way) will apply for walk up reservations made on the spot.

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Music Book

2016 Colloquium book–larger, high-resolution pdf (24 megabytes)

2016 Colloquium book–smaller, low-resolution pdf (10 megabytes)

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Colloquium 2016 Faculty

Prof. Dr. Joerg Abbing

Abbing Dr. Joerg Abbing was born in Duisburg, Germany, and studied organ and church music, musicology, and art history at the Robert Schumann Conservatory in Duesseldorf and the University of Saarbruecken. He graduated with degrees in church music, the organ performance diploma, and earned his PhD with a dissertation on the organ works of Maurice Duruflé. He continued his studies in organ and improvisation in Paris with André Isoir and Naji Hakim.

Since 1995, he has served as Kantor and Organist at the former abbey church of St. Arnual (“Stiftskirche”) in Saarbruecken. In 1997 he became lecturer in organ and piano at the Diocesan Institute for Church Music in Speyer. He has also served as a lecturer for musicology and organ improvisation at the Saarbruecken University of Music, until he was appointed Professor of Music at that institution in 2011. Joerg Abbing has given many concerts and masterclasses in Germany and abroad. He has published in several journals and is author of the first biographies of Maurice Duruflé (2002) and Jean Guillou (2006).

His artistic activities also include include numerous CD, TV and radio productions.

In June of 2014 Prof. Abbing was appointed Dean of Music and Pedagogy at the Saarbruecken University of Music.

Bro. Mark Bachmann

bachmannAfter earning a Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, Brother Mark Bachmann entered Fontgombault, a Benedictine monastery in France, where he was ordained a priest in 1991.

Sent as one of the 13 founders of Clear Creek monastery in 1999, he has served as choirmaster at the monastery since 2009.

Brother Bachmann will present a breakout session about the formation of the Clear Creek schola as a model of oral tradition (from Solesmes to Clear Creek).

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Dr. Mary Jane Ballou

BallouDr. Mary Jane Ballou will be presenting two breakout sessions during the week. Her breakout presentations will focus on two of the “nuts and bolts” issues that face choirs and scholas: the aging female voice and the “choir management for cowards.”

Dr. Ballou is currently the director of Cantorae St. Augustine, a women’s schola that re-introduced chant and Renaissance polyphony into the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida after a nearly forty-year hiatus. She studied piano and organ at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Marta Bracchi-Le Roux and Joy Crocker and early music with Laurette Goldberg. Dr. Ballou received her Doctorate in Sacred Music from the Graduate Theological Foundation, where she specialized in the music for the Latin Rite funeral rituals before and after the Second Vatican Council. Her article, “Setting the Stage: Liturgical Reform in the Mid-20th Century” was published in Foundation Theology 2013. She is also a regular contributor to Sacred Music journal on the practical aspects of schola training and management.

Mary Jane Ballou has studied Gregorian chant and semiology with Fr. Lawrence Heimann, C.PP.S., St. Joseph College, and Dom Daniel Saulnier, O.S.B. at the Abbey of St. Peter at Solesmes, France. Dr. Ballou’s choral conducting experience includes Lutheran, Anglican, Russian Orthodox, and Byzantine and Latin Rite choirs, as well as independent chamber ensembles. She specializes in a cappella sacred music and has consulted with pastors and choir directors wishing to implement chant and traditional polyphony in their parishes. Cantorae St. Augustine has assisted at both Ordinary and Extraordinary Form Masses and has presented Vespers in both Latin and English at the Shrine of La Leche in St. Augustine for over six years. Dr. Ballou has served on the faculties of the Summer Colloquium and the Chant Intensive of the Church Music Association of America and the Musica Sacra Florida annual Gregorian Chant conferences. Her training and experience combine the classical Solesmes method with insights from contemporary semiological studies. The goal is a fluent chant style that will engage modern worshippers with the Church’s liturgy through the ages. She is an experienced teacher of beginning and continuing singers of chant and is known for her engaging yet thorough style.

In 2012 and 2014, Dr. Ballou was a participant and recitalist in the Ninth and Tenth International Organ and Early Music Festivals in Oaxaca, Mexico. As the founder of the early music ensemble Alondra in St. Augustine, Florida, Dr. Ballou has researched and presented programs on the musical heritage of the first Spanish settlement in what became the United States of America. She is an accomplished performer on harp and organ, and produces a weekly classical music radio program that focuses on both very early and very contemporary music. Lastly, Dr. Ballou can be found on the treble bench at shape-note singings in the South, where the straight tone and just intonation of early metrical hymnody survive and thrive.

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Wilko Brouwers

wilko_dirigiendoWilko Brouwers of the Netherlands will conduct one of the polyphonic choirs at XXVI CMAA Summer Colloquium in St. Louis, and the Men’s Schola chant choir as well as present a conducting breakout session entitled “First Aid for Conductors”. He has taught both chant and polyphony at the CMAA Colloquia since 2004. He has also taught courses at other CMAA events, including Summer Chant Intensive 2015 and is one of the directors for the CMAA’s Winter Sacred Music event in January 2016.

This year the central work of his choir will be the Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli. Brouwers’ polyphonic choir will also sing motets by composers Purcell and Sweelinck.

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Sacred Music Colloquium XXV approaches!

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This year’s Colloquium is to be in Pittsburgh, at Duquesne University, June 29 – July 4, 2015. Don’t delay… register now to avoid any late fees. If you register and pay your tuition in full by May 15th, you’ll save yourself $50.

This year’s Colloquium features many options on breakout sessions, with a particular focus on children’s programs. With speakers from choir schools, Pueri Cantores and successful parish programs, you will learn about their successes and be able to take these ideas home for use at your parish.

This year also features the possibility of scheduling a private vocal coaching session with Dr. MeeAe Cecilia Nam during the week. For the first time, we will also have a limited number of private organ lesson sessions available from Dr. Ann Labounsky, Dr. Paul Weber or Jonathan Ryan.

Once again, we’ll have a new music reading session, where composers can hear their compositions sung by the attendees. In addition, composers can participate in a 3-day breakout schedule with David Hughes to collaborate with other composers to fine-tune their chosen composition.

For all the details about the event, including schedule, repertory, faculty and more, visit our Colloquium Details page

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If you prefer to mail in your registration, please download a registration form and send it to us at CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202,  postmarked by May 15th to receive regular tuition rates. Contact us at programs@musicasacra.com with any questions.

Colloquium XXV Faculty

Scott Atwood

Scott Atwood has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Duke University and a Masters in Choral Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He and his wife, Suzanne Fleming-Atwood are founders and co-directors of HARMONIA at Christ Our King-Stella Maris Catholic School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood are former directors of the Charleston Children’s Chorus.atwoodscott

Mr. Atwood is also former director of VOX AETERNA and The Metropolitan Civic Orchestra. He has performed as a vocal soloist with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (Monteverdi Vespers), and has been a recitalist on the Piccolo Spoleto L’Organo series and the St. Luke’s Chapel series at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a published arranger and composer (Alliance Music Publications); he is also an experienced clinician, presenter, adjudicator, and consultant. Scott and Suzanne will present two breakout sessions regarding their success with children’s programs and choral repertory for children’s choirs.

Suzanne Fleming-Atwood

AtwoodSuzanne Fleming-Atwood has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the Catholic University of America. She is the full-time music teacher at Christ Our King-Stella Maris Catholic School in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, where she directs 4 choirs (grades 3-8), teaches General Music (grades 1-8), and presents an annual fully-staged musical.

For 8 years, Mrs. Atwood served as an adjunct voice faculty-member at the College of Charleston, where she also taught Music Theory Lab and Vocal Diction. In 2008, Mrs. Atwood performed as a Young Artist with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall under the baton of Ton Koopman. She has also twice performed the role of Gretel in Charleston Symphony Orchestra productions of Hansel and Gretel, and she has performed frequently with Chamber Music Charleston. Mrs. Atwood studied Opera and Voice for one year at La Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan, Italy as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Mrs. Atwood is a sought after voice teacher and choral clinician and her students are selected for National and Regional Honor Choirs each year. Scott and Suzanne will present two breakout sessions regarding their success with children’s programs and choral repertory for children’s choirs.

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Wilko Brouwers

wilko_dirigiendoWilko Brouwers of the Netherlands will conduct one of the polyphonic choirs at XXV CMAA Summer Colloquium in Pittsburgh, the Refresher Women chant choir as well as present a conducting breakout session entitled “Choir Improvisation Techniques” He has taught both chant and polyphony at the CMAA Colloquia since 2004. This year the central work of his choir will be the de Campra Missa Ad Majorem Dei Gloria. There will also be motets by composers Mawby and Tallis.

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Colloquium 2015 Details

New: Download the 2015 book now

Colloquium Highlights

  • Extensive training in Gregorian chant under a world-class faculty, with choices of a chant class for beginners, a course on chant improvisation, a Divine Office course, refresher courses for men or women and schola chant courses for advanced men or women.
  • Breakout sessions during the week on a variety of topics, from directing, organist master classes, chironomy, semiology, children’s programs, among others.
  • Plenary lectures on topics of interest to all who love sacred music.
  • Optional choral experience with one of four choirs singing sacred music of the masters such as Josquin, Mouton, Tallis, Palestrina, Byrd, Campra, Fauré, Mawby and others. You’ll learn with our gifted faculty, with choices of a beginning polyphony choir for those new to polyphony, or three choirs for more experienced singers.
  • Daily liturgies with careful attention to musical settings in English and Latin.
  • A gala welcome reception and dinner at the beautiful Duquesne University Power Center.
  • Optional on-campus meals with your fellow participants for breakfasts and lunches and some dinner meals.
  • Optional Dinner and Follies… prepare your light-hearted entertainment to share with your fellow musicians.
  • Individual training in vocal production and technique.
  • Individual training in organ technique.
  • Training for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians in the sung Mass (not restricted to clergy and seminarians).
  • All music, including prepared books of chant and polyphony, as part of registration.
  • Your own copy of The Parish Book of Chant, 2nd edition.
  • Book sales from the CMAA warehouse. We offer discounts on our books to all attendees and an extra 10% discount to CMAA members.

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Two Venues

St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh

St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh

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Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University

Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday Colloquium Masses will be held at the Duquesne University chapel; Thursday and Friday Masses will be held at the Cathedral of St. Paul in downtown Pittsburgh. On June 29th, a special organ recital will be performed by Dr. Ann Labounsky on the newly-installed pipe organ at the Duquesne chapel. Thursday evening, we’ll sing an Extraordinary form Vespers service for the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Paul Cathedral. On Friday, July 3rd, we’ll be treated to another recital by Jonathan Ryan at the Cathedral of St. Paul.

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Plenary Speakers

We are delighted to welcome outstanding speakers during the week this year.

Dr. William Mahrt, CMAA President
Why Sing?
The relation of singing to the sacred. How singing is quintessential to the liturgy and what it contributes to the liturgy. The spiritual and psychological benefits of singing.

Rev. Richard Cipolla, PhD, DPhil (Oxon), St. Mary’s Norwalk, CT
Liturgical Music: The Medium and the Message
Liturgical music is not meant to accompany the Liturgy but is an integral and necessary part of the liturgical action and event. It is intimately involved in an incarnational way with both medium and message who is Jesus Christ crucified and risen.

Rev. Jonathan Robinson, Toronto Oratory, Toronto, Canada
Why Plato Banished the Artists, and the Importance of Church Music

 

More information to be forthcoming…

Biographical information about the Colloquium Faculty

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Faculty

Scott Atwood, Christ Our King Catholic Church, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Suzanne Fleming-Atwood, Christ Our King Stella Maris Catholic School, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Wilko Brouwers, Monteverdi Choir, The Netherlands
Dr. Horst Buchholz, CMAA Vice President, St. Louis Cathedral
Mary Ann Carr-Wilson, St. Anne Catholic Church, San Diego, California
Charles Cole, Westminster Cathedral; Brompton Oratory, United Kingdom
Dr. Jennifer Donelson, St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie), New York; Managing Editor, Sacred Music
David Hughes, St. Mary, Norwalk, CT
Dr. Ann Labounsky, Duquesne University
Dr. William Mahrt, CMAA President, Stanford University
Matthew Meloche, SS Simon and Jude Cathedral, Phoenix, AZ
Jeffrey Morse, Star of the Sea Church and San Francisco Oratory, San Francisco, CA
Dr. MeeAe Nam, Eastern Michigan University
Michael Olbash, St. Adelaide’s Parish, Peabody, MA
Rev. Robert Pasley, Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Church, Berlin, NJ
John Robinson, St. Paul’s Church, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Jonathan Ryan, Concert Organist
Dr. Edward Schaefer, University of Florida
Scott Turkington, Holy Family Church and Holy Family Academy, Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Paul Weber, St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Louisville, KY

Biographical information about the Colloquium Faculty

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Sound Files from Previous Colloquia

Curious about the Sacred Music from previous Colloquia? Listen to some of the sound files from previous years at this website: http://music.dierschow.com/Colloquium/

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Organ Recitals

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St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh

We are privileged to have two organ recitals planned for the 2015 Colloquium. On opening night of the Colloquium, Dr. Ann Labounsky will perform an organ recital (program information forthcoming) on the new mechanical action pipe organ at Duquesne University’s chapel, showcasing the lovely instrument that will be installed in 2015. On Friday, July 3rd, 8:30 pm at Pittsburgh’s St. Paul Cathedral, Jonathan Ryan will present a recital (program information forthcoming). Read more about the organ at St. Paul Cathedral here.

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Liturgies

Tuesday, June 30th Mass, Duquesne Chapel Ferial of the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Ordinary Form (OF), English
Wednesday, July 1st Mass, Duquesne Chapel Precious Blood, Extraordinary Form Missa Cantata, (EF), Latin
Thursday, July 2nd Mass, Cathedral of St. Paul Votive of the Holy Eucharist, OF, Latin
Thursday, July 2nd Vespers, Cathedral of St. Paul Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, EF, Latin
Friday, July 3rd Mass, Cathedral of St. Paul Solemn Requiem, EF, Latin
Saturday, July 4th Mass, Duquesne Chapel Votive of the Blessed Virgin Mary, OF, Latin

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Breakout Sessions

Breakout sessions will be offered Tuesday – Friday on a range of various topics including:

Children’s Programs Series (6)
Organ Master Classes (2) / Conducting Series (2)
Chironomy Series (2)
Miscellaneous Topics (2)
Clergy Training Series (4)
New Music Series (3)
Semiology Series (4)
Spanish Resources (1)
Parish Music Programs (1)
Gregorian Chant Modes (2)
Newcomer Basics (1)

NEW! Complete listing of Breakout Sessions, including descriptions

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Chant Course Descriptions

Fundamentals for Men and Women (Director, Scott Turkington):  This course in Gregorian chant is intended for real chant beginners: both those who can read modern notation and those with no musical training. Participants will learn how to read the four line staff, the names of the neumes, and how to navigate the intervals with solfege. Rhythm will be introduced. Course material will include the Ordinaries of the Mass and two Propers.

Refresher (two sections: Jonathan Ryan, Men; Wilko Brouwers, Women):  This course offers continued study in Gregorian chant and is intended for those who have had some background in chant but do not sing chant on a regular basis. This is a beginning to intermediate course whose primary aim, like the foundations course, will not be performance in liturgy. Participants will be responsible for singing the Ordinaries of the Mass and will be prepared to sing four chant Propers during the week.

Schola (two sections: Charles Cole, Men; Jeffrey Morse, Women):  This course is intended for advanced singers who sing chant regularly. The two scholas (men, women) will be responsible for the bulk of the more difficult Mass Propers sung during the week.

Office Choir for Men and Women (Director, David Hughes): This course is intended for intermediate to advanced singers and will concentrate on the singing of the divine office, particularly Vespers psalmody on Thursday evening. This choir will also take the lead in morning and night prayer during the week.

Advanced Seminar on Vocal/Polyphonic Improvisation on Chant (Director, William Mahrt): This course is intended for advanced singers (both men and women) who wish to continue their studies of Gregorian chant. This class will focus on study rather than performance, including various types of improvisation on chant including organum, diaphonum, descant and Fauxbourdon, with the seminar preparing one Mass Proper and one hymn during the week.

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Polyphonic Choir Descriptions

Charles Cole: Beginner Motets

This choir is designed to introduce and improve on the critical vocal and musical techniques necessary for singing polyphonic music. Singers will learn how to carry a part on their own, independent of other sections, and without accompaniment. Members of this choir will learn rhythm, pitch, and vocal production. The choir is designed for novice singers who would not yet benefit from a more advanced choir, but it might also be useful for directors who wish to see how a master goes about teaching inexperienced singers to make beautiful music. Two pieces are a part of this choir’s agenda: Ave verum by Gounod, and Ave Maria by Mouton. This choir will sing at Mass on Friday and at Mass on Saturday.

John Robinson: Palestrina Choir

The major piece this choir will sing under Robinson’s direction is the Missa Lauda Sion by Palestrina, which will be sung at Mass on July 2nd. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (3 February 1525 or 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representati v e of the Roman School of musical composition. He has had a lasting influence on the development of church music, and his work has often been seen as the culmination of Renaissance polyphony. One of the hallmarks of Palestrina’s music is that dissonances are typically relegated to the “weak” beats in a measure. This produced a smoother and more consonant type of polyphony which is now considered to be definitive of late Renaissance music, given Palestrina’s position as Europe’s leading composer (along with Lassus) in the wake of Josquin (d. 1521). The “Palestrina style” now serves as a basis for college Renaissance counterpoint classes, thanks in large part to the efforts of the 18th-century composer and theorist Johann Joseph Fux, who, in a book called Gradus ad Parnassum (Steps to Parnassus, 1725), set about codifying Palestrina’s techniques as a pedagogical tool for students of composition. This choir will also sing motets by modern composer Peter Kwasniewski (O Passio Magna II) at the Mass on Thursday, July 2nd and Josquin’s Offertory motet (Gaude virgo, Mater Christi) for the Mass on Saturday, July 4th.

Horst Buchholz: Fauré Choir

The Fauré Requiem Mass will be the major piece sung under Buchholz’ direction. This Mass includes not only the ordinaries of the Mass, but also the propers and will be an extraordinary form Mass on Friday, July 3rd in honor of the deceased members of the CMAA. Gabriel Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. Among his best-known works is his Requiem. Fauré’s music has been described as linking the end of Romanticism with the modernism of the second quarter of the 20th century. In addition, this choir will also sing a Communion motet on June 30th, Lord, make me to know thy ways (Byrd) and another Byrd piece on Thursday, July 2nd, the Offertory motet: O quam suavis.

Wilko Brouwers: Campra Choir

Brouwers’ choir will sing the Missa ad Majorem Dei Gloria by André Campra at the closing Mass on Saturday, July 4th. French composer André Campra (1660-1744) was a dominant figure in French theater and in sacred music. Named to the position of music master at Notre Dame Cathedral in 1694, he introduced the genre of the opéra-ballet with his Les Indes galantes (1697). In 1700, Campra resigned from Notre Dame to pursue his interest in theater full time and produced Tancrède (1702), his greatest tragédie lyrique. Despite a special salary paid to Campra by Louis XV to keep him composing operas, Campra’s later efforts were failures, and he returned to sacred composition; Campra’s sacred motets are regarded as among his finest achievements. In addition, this choir will sing a Tallis motet at the Offertory on Tuesday, June 30th, O Lord Send Thy Holy Spirit, as well as a Communion motet on Thursday, July 2nd by Mawby, Ave verum.

Repertory

View the entire list of musical repertory that will be sung by chant and polyphony choirs for Colloquium XXV:
Repertory by Choir.

NEW! Please note that, wherever available, links to polyphonic music have been provided in the Repertory by Choir document. This includes the Palestrina Mass, the Fauré Mass and all the motets that are not under copyright.

NEW! Music Files Available for Preview

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New Music

By popular demand, the Colloquium New Music reading session is back. The New Music Reading for this year’s Sacred Music Colloquium is scheduled for Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 4:30 pm at Synod Hall at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh. If you have a piece of music you would like to submit for inclusion in the 2015 New Music volume, please sent it to programs@musicasacra.com in PDF format by June 15, 2015. Each composer may submit up to two pieces, for a total limit of 15 pages. A piece can be a motet or Mass movement, Latin- or English-texted, or other choral music suitable for the Roman rite.

In your e-mail, be sure to include your contact information for inclusion in the book. As this is a composers’ forum as much as a reading session, participation is limited to registered Colloquium participants. There is a $30 submission fee, paid through paypal or by check to our office (Address: CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202). The fee covers the cost of printing the volume, and saves you from having to make 200 copies of each of your submitted compositions.

In addition to the New Music Reading session, this year’s breakout schedule includes three days of breakouts with David Hughes, where you’ll be able to collaborate with other composers to fine-tune your compositions. Please bring at least 15 copies of the work you plan to use during the session for participants in the breakout.

If you have questions, please contact us at programs@musicasacra.com.

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Schedule at a Glance

To see a schedule overview, take a look at our preliminary Schedule at a Glance form.

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Schedule

 To see the detail of this year’s schedule, take a look at our preliminary Schedule of Events form. This will give detailed information about the events during the week, including times and locations.

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Scholarships

The CMAA is dependent on donations for scholarships. If you are interested in sponsoring a musician, priest or seminarian’s attendance, please write to us at programs@musicasacra.com or make a donation to our Annual Fund. No amount is too small. All scholarship donations are applied directly to scholarships. If making a donation to the Annual Fund, you can also specify that your donation is to be used for scholarships. To make a donation to the Annual Fund, please use this form or make an online donation:




To apply for a CMAA Colloquium scholarship, please fill out the application form and scholarship recommendation form and submit them to us prior to April 15, 2015. All applications and recommendations must be received at our office by April 15, 2015. Send applications to us at: CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202. In order to process your application, we must have both forms received by the deadline. UPDATE: No more applications being accepted.

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Colloquium XXV Registration Details

 

Registration is Now Closed

 

Check or credit card payment must accompany registration. Registration must be postmarked on or before March 1st (Early Bird) or May 15th (Regular). Registrations postmarked after May 15th will be charged a $50 late fee. You may register online or by mail. If you wish to make installment payments for your fees, please use the mail-in form. Your registration is not considered complete unless accompanied by the $75 non-refundable deposit. Registrations must be received at the CMAA Office (by mail or online) by the close of business, June 15th. After June 15th, registration is only available by telephone by calling our office at (505) 263-6298 on a space available basis. Registration is now closed.

Cancellation: Requests received in writing at the CMAA Office postmarked on or before June 15th will receive a refund less the non-refundable $75 deposit. After that date, refunds are given only in the form of a credit toward registration for the 2016 Colloquium. Refunds will be processed after the Colloquium. All requests for credit must be received in the CMAA office or by email (programs@musicasacra.com) by June 29th in order to be considered for credit. Late requests may only receive a partial credit, depending on charges to the CMAA for meals or dorm rooms.

Member Discounts

With a current CMAA membership, the members’ rate is available to you; it is not transferable to another person. If your parish has a CMAA parish membership, please note the name of your parish on your registration form.

Not yet a member? Join now and receive the benefits of membership for a full year for the same price as a non-member registration. Once your membership payment is received, you’ll receive an email with information about the member discount code. Email us at gm@musicasacra.com for any questions.

Youth Participants

A parent or chaperone must accompany youth attendees under eighteen. The chaperone must be at least twenty-one years old and registered for the full Colloquium or as a Companion. A parental or guardian permission form and release must be on file with the CMAA before anyone under the age of eighteen may be admitted to the Colloquium. If the youth participant is not accompanied by a parent, a medical treatment authorization form must also be provided for the chaperone or guardian.

Daily Registration

Be sure to indicate the day(s) for which you are registering and note that the fee for full convention registration is usually less than the fee for multiple days.

Additional Information

Companion (Adult): Those registering as companions are welcome to accompany a full Colloquium registrant to all activities except breakouts and choir rehearsals. A separate registration form must be filled out for each companion including payment for any additional activities and must include the name of the Full Convention Registrant.

Arrangements for guests to attend meals may be made, but require at least 72 hours’ notice. The opening banquet is included for all registrants with full tuition or companion pass. If purchasing a meal plan for a guest, add $50 for the opening banquet.

Scholarship Assistance may be available for partial tuition for persons or parishes of limited means. To apply for a scholarship, please see information about scholarship applications above. Or request a packet from the CMAA office by calling (505) 263-6298. Application deadline is April 15.

Photographs and Recordings: You are welcome to take photos and videos, but please do not use flash, especially during sacred liturgies.

We welcome private recordings during the Colloquium. In fact, amateur recordings are kept in a collection online by one of our members at this site, and are available for free access. If you do record a session or liturgy, please consider sharing your files with him so that others may hear them.

Contact us at programs@musicasacra.com for more information about sharing your recordings.

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Dormitory Information and Parking

Duquesne University’s Vickroy Hall (address: 1345 Vickroy Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219) will be used for housing all CMAA participants who register to stay on-campus this year. The entrance desk is secured with round the clock desk staff and equipped with ID card access, so late arrivals are no problem.

The dormitory offers free wifi (login information to be provided later).

The rooms are arranged in suite arrangements, with two rooms sharing a bath between. Rooms are single or double occupancy. Linens will be provided, including sheets, one pillowcase, two bath towels, two washcloths, one pillow and one blanket. If you like to read before bedtime, bring a small book light for your convenience. If you have special medical or dietary needs and require a refrigerator in the room, please contact us at programs@musicasacra.com immediately to reserve one of a limited supply. There is a $10 charge for a refrigerator rental. Take a look at the general appearance and layout of the dorm rooms on this Dorm flyer. All residence halls are air-conditioned. The University is patrolled by sworn officers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For more detail about staying on campus, see this informational flyer from Duquesne University about our event: Informational Flyer.

On-campus parking is available in the Forbes Avenue Parking garage for all guests. The garage is covered and centrally located on campus. Guests may park in the garage on a cash basis or a parking permit may be established for their stay on campus. It is recommended that you park in the garage on cash basis when you arrive and then visit the parking office during regular office hours to purchase your parking pass for the week.

Parking Rates
Rates subject to change, printed rates are not guaranteed.

Weekday Parking: $12.00
Evening and Weekend Parking (after 5pm): $ 6.00

For any participants with mobility issues, there is handicapped parking available at Duquesne University around campus. You can find out where those parking spaces are located by visiting the Duquesne University website here. These spaces do require the purchase of a surface parking pass at the parking office. Rates are the same for surface parking passes as for parking garage passes. Guests must have a handicapped tag or plate to make use of these surface tags.

 

Registration is Now Closed

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Colloquium Registration Form

If you wish to mail in your registration, please complete a Registration Form and mail it to us at: CMAA, PO Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202-4344.

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Conference Hotel Information

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS are also available at the Hilton Garden Inn, University Place, 3454 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone: 1-412-683-2040. Rooms are available at the special conference price of $134 per room per night, plus tax, for single or double rooms, up to occupancy of four per room. Make your reservation before June 8th, 2015 to get the special group rate.
Amenities include free internet in all guest rooms and valet parking at $7 per day (discounted from $18/day). The property includes a business center with complimentary printing and printer, fitness center, full service restaurant, bar, complimentary beverage area and complimentary shuttle service within a 3-mile radius. This hotel is not within easy walking distance of Duquesne University, so guests staying at the Hilton should plan to use the hotel shuttle, public transportation or their own vehicle to attend the events on the Duquesne campus.
To register for hotel accommodations at this special rate, access our event reservation page.

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Duquesne University Map

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Around Pittsburgh

Information about bus routes, fares and passes can be obtained at the port authority website. If you plan to stay off-campus, you may find the purchase of an unlimited weekly pass for $25 advantageous. Bus routes run directly to and from the Convention hotel and Duquesne University along Forbes Avenue and 5th Avenue in opposite directions. (More information forthcoming).

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Airport Shuttles and Transportation

Public transportation from the Pittsburgh airport is available. Click here for details. Alternatively, a twenty-five minute cab ride from the airport runs about $45.

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Graduate / Undergraduate Course Credit

Graduate and Undergraduate Credit is available through Duquesne University’s School of Music Summer Music Programs. Find out more about Duquesne’s summer programs by visiting Duquesne’s website.

Required Texts for summer courses: Gregorian Missal and Parish Book of Chant, 2d Edition. You will receive a Parish Book of Chant at registration; if you already have a copy of the Gregorian Missal, please plan to bring it with you. It will also be available for purchase at the CMAA book table at a discounted rate for our course attendees.

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Instructions for Clergy and Seminarians

Please see this document with instructions for clergy and seminarians. Suitability letter forms are available for you to download: Form for Priests, Form for Deacons.

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2015 Colloquium Music Book

Download the 2015 book now.

Additional downloads (sheet music, session handouts) are available on-line also.

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